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FZNT25 KNHC 232106
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 PM EDT FRI SEP 23 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE OVER CENTRAL ATLC WILL MAINTAIN MODERATE
TO FRESH E TO SE BREEZE ACROSS BASIN THROUGH MOST OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. EXPECT INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA
MOVES ACROSS THE E PART OF THE ZONE NEAR 24.0N 66.6W TUE AND
NEAR 26.6N 67.4W WED.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED E OF 69W TUE AND WED...
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT SE TO S WINDS
10 TO 15 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N W OF 70W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT
S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 77W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO
5 FT W OF 77W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT S OF 25N E OF 68W
LATE. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
5 TO 10 KT W OF 78W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN SE
SWELL W OF 78W. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 11 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF
BAHAMAS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS
W OF 75W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N E OF BAHAMAS E
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT E OF 67W
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N W OF BAHAMAS E TO
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE WITH
HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN
AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND
2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL REACH FROM NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
REGION TO THE NW YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT THEN STALL WHILE
SLOWLY DISSIPATING THROUGH MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT ALONG 27N SUN THROUGH TUE AND SHIFT N TO
ALONG 29N WED.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N E OF 87W
S TO SW 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF
87W S OF 26N...AND N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N S TO
SW WINDS 5 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 KT.
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 28N SW TO W 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT WED. SEAS 1 FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
26N. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. S OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N WINDS SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS SHIFTING TO NW TO N 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR
LESS. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA NEAR 15.6N 53.8W AT 23/2100
UTC MOVING W AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 45 GUSTS TO 55
KT. OPHELIA IS FORECAST TO REACH 16.5N 55.6W LATE
TONIGHT...17.7N 57.8W SAT AFTERNOON...20.0N 61.6W SUN
AFTERNOON...22.0N 64.7W MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE W OF THE AREA

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH WED...S OF 17N E OF 82W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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